I was driving to the 7-Eleven to get some cigarettes and I thought, what the heck, I'll upgrade tonight. An upgrade means instead of getting cheap cigs (Shields) I'll buy some good stuff (Winston Red-Box 100s). I go in, ask for what I want , & they don't have it. No surprise to me because they didn't have it the last time I went to this particular 7-Eleven. I ask for the Gold box which they usually have but they don't --surprise. A white guy to the left of me was buying a box of Marlboros.
Me - Are Marlboros good?
Guy - They're terrible.
Me - Sometimes being bad is a good thing.
Upon later reflection I thought "If they are bad why are you smoking them?" I put on my experimentation hat & decide to "go white" for a bit. I buy some Marlboro Red-Box 100s. Later that evening, I smoke one. Wow - no kick to it. Lite as all heck. I finish it off and no buzz. Usually in the middle of one Shield cigarette I feel a low, sinking sensation that is kind of pleasant. I smoked three Marlboros in a row and I got nothing in the form of some kind of effect. Maybe there is some conspiracy going on. Blacks - Newports, Whites - Marlboros, what's up? What do Winstons make me, a 1960's wannabe white man (good enough for G.G., good enough for me)?
Lesson: Not all similar products are created equal.
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
B.O.P.
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